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Munqidh Bin Mahmoud Assaqqar, PhD

AKNOWLEDGMENT

First, all praise and thanks to God Almighty – Allah. It is with great honor that I present this humble work to my reader, hoping that God Almighty will help him to benefit from it, and makes him and me among those who know the truth and among those who are guided.

Following the tradition of prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in thanking people who did us a favor, I would like to thank many people who I benefited from in completing this work, and possibly my success in this work was a result of their prayers to God Almighty to help me to do so.

I wish to express my appreciation and gratitude to my noble parents, who have done the greatest favor for me, in continuously fostering and cherishing me. I also extend my appreciation to my faithful wife, for her continuous support, help, and for her standing beside me during the completion of this work.

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon Muhammad, seal of the prophets and messengers.

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“If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?

“Philosopher, Orator, Apostle, Legislator, Conqueror of Ideas, Restorer of Rational beliefs…The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?”

Alphonse de Lamartine in ‘Histoire de la Turquie,’ Paris, 1854.

“People, listen to me as I explain to you, for I do not know whether I will ever meet you again in this place after this year”, he said in a strong and clear voice. The crowd, over a hundred and twenty-four thousand, stood in silence knowing that whatever was about to be said was of the utmost importance. The men were all dressed in two white garments, whilst the women were in their normal clothing. He continued talking, whilst sitting up straight on his camel. “Know that your blood, property and honour are as sacred as this day, this month and this city”.

It was mid-day and the sun was bright and hot. Yet the weather was the last thing on the minds of these righteous men and women. Their eyes were fixed on their leader and they were listening attentively to his words.

This is the column by eminent Arab media figure and Editor in Chief of Saudi Gazette newspaper Khaled AlMaeena on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), published by Saudi Gazette today.

Not a day passes without some depressing news from one Muslim country or another. Either it is a terrorist attack in Afghanistan or the Syrian Air Force bombing its own people. Iraq continues to be hit with violence of the most gruesome kind. Mali now joins the list of Muslim countries facing internal turmoil and external intervention. People continue to be killed in Pakistan either in drone attacks by the US or in inter-sectarian strife. Why?

I think no one who reflects on the worsening conditions in the Muslim world can fail to ask these questions: Is this the community envisaged by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who was born on 12 Rabi Al-Awwal, and is this the world we would have witnessed if Muslims had proved true to their religion and had lived according to the guidance provided by their Prophet (peace be upon him) and the teachings of the Holy Qur’an?

Human resources experts say that successfully leading a small group of people is not an easy task.

Imagine for a moment the challenge Prophet Muhammad faced when he established the foundations of the first Muslim community first in Makkah, then in Madinah.

When Islam started to gain publicity, the few people who had embraced it in Makkah formed the nucleus of the first Muslim community. This small community was put to persecution at the hands of the people of Quraysh.

The Prophet had to do something about this challenging situation. When the persecution intensified, he asked some of them to leave Makkah and migrate to Abyssinia where its king, Negus, gave them protection and welcomed them in his country. As a responsible leader, the Prophet had a serious concern for his followers’ safety and he took wise measures to ensure that at least some of them were safe, far away from danger.

After the death of the Prophet’s wife, Khadijah, and his uncle, Abu Talib, the persecution of the Prophet and his companions in Makkah increased, and his personal safety was at risk as the tribes joined hands to kill him. At that point, God commanded the Prophet to leave Makkah and migrate to Madinah where he started a new phase in establishing the new Muslim state.

You may be a Christian Protestant, Catholic, Jew, an atheist or an agnostic; or you may belong to any of many different religious denominations existing in today’s world. You might even be a communist or believe in man’s democracy as the rule on earth.
Whoever you are and whatever ideological or political beliefs, social habits you may hold, there is no doubt –

If we compare the life of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) before his mission as a prophet and his life after he began his mission as a prophet, we will conclude that it is beyond reason to think that Prophet (Peace be upon him) was a false prophet, who claimed prophethood to attain material gains, greatness, glory, or power.

Before his mission as a prophet, Muhammad (Peace be upon him) had no financial worries. As a successful and reputed merchant, Prophet (Peace be upon him) drew a satisfactory and comfortable income. After his mission as a prophet and because of it, he became worse off materially. To clarify this more, let us browse the following sayings on his life:

• Aa’isha, Prophet’s wife, said, “O my nephew, we would sight three new moons in two months without lighting a fire (to cook a meal) in the Prophet’s (Peace be upon him) houses.” Her nephew asked, “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said, “The two black things, dates and water, but the Prophet (Peace be upon him) had some Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they used to send the Prophet (Peace be upon him) some of its milk.”[1]

• Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Prophet’s (Peace be upon him) companions, said, “The Prophet of God (Peace be upon him) did not see bread made from fine flour from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”[2]

A major part of the Prophet’s mission was to bring peace to the world. One of the ways in which he strove towards this end was to attempt to convince people that all men and women, albeit inhabiting very different regions of the world, and different from one another in color, culture and language, et cetera, were in fact blood brothers and sisters. His message was crucial, for a proper relationship of love and respect can be established only if that is how human beings regard one another. To inculcate such feelings, the Prophet would preach to his followers, “You are all Adam’s offspring and Adam was made of clay.” And in his prayers to his Creator, he said, “O Lord, all Your servants are brothers.” The Prophet would exhort his followers to live in peace with their fellow men, saying, “A true believer is one with whom others feel secure,” one who returns love for hatred. He used to teach the believers that anyone who would return love only when love was given belonged on a lower ethical plane. The true believer never reasons that only if people treat him well that he will treat them well in return. He is accustomed rather to doing good to those who mistreat him, and to refrain from harming those who do him injury. The Prophet himself set the example. All his recorded words and actions reveal him as a man of great gentleness, kindness, humility, good humor and excellent common sense, with a great love for all people and even for animals.

This is Abeer and today I’m gonna talk about a very sensitive topic. Regarding a film, disgracing the last prophet Mohammad(S.A.W) and his companions. In that film, they portrayed his role opposite to what he was… so in the trailer of this film, I watched Prophet Mohammad saying stuff that we can’t even imagine him saying and the way the scenes of this film was put together were far from the reality… Now, let me talk about the protests that are held in different countries worldwide
But before jumping to a conclusion whether these protests are justified or not? Let me explain you one thing, for a true Muslim, Prophet Mohammad is more beloved to him than his father or son… and that’s because Prophet Mohammad is not a Religious leader or the messenger of Allah.
But he’s guide, he’s a leader, he’s mentor, he’s a teacher and his life is a complete role model for every person. Whether you are a son, father, teacher, student, Army official or even a businessman. I will quote a reference from a book
“The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History”
This book was written by Micheal hart, who obviously is non-Muslim. The first person on Hart’s list is the Prophet of Islam Muhammad S.A.W. Hart asserted that Muhammad was “supremely successful” in both the religious and secular realms. So now I will ask you guys to give me an answer to this question, What do you accept Muslims to do? if you are going to disgrace and mock the personality they love more than their family members?
I hope you get to a decent conclusion….
And at last, I will address all my Muslim brother and sisters, think of a situation, if our beloved prophet Mohammad S.A.W is here,
what will be his reaction to all those critics, will he do, what we are doing? So remember to be patient and exercise the teachings of prophet Mohammad S.A.W in these critical situations. I hope you all got the message I want to deliver.
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Important questions about Islam to each person uses his mind
~ Who sparked World War II and I? Is it Islam and Muslims ??
~ Who has killed 20 million human residents of the same indigenous Australia? Is it Islam and Muslims ??
~ Who sent the bombs to hit Hiroshima ? Is it Islam and Muslims ??
~ Who has killed more than the 100 million Indians from the Red Indians in North America? Is it Islam and Muslims ??
~ Who has enslaved about 180 million of Africans?
most of them died as slaves and about 88% of them and been thrown in the Atlantic Ocean
Is it Islam and Muslims ??
do u have heard that the arab have produce films or draw comics or cartoons that harm to Christianity, or one of its symbols